Wendell L. Maynard and his wife Robin have served as the Senior pastors of Firstborn Ministries in Rockford (Loves Park), Illinois since 1984. They have been married for 38 years and have five children and five grandchildren. Robin has served in various capacities in the church as Children’s Ministry director, Ladies Ministries leader, and Principal of F.C.A. Robin is a registered nurse at a local hospital.

Wendell has been an ordained minister for the past 31 years and is currently serving as the Presbyter, overseeing and assisting 15 churches in the Northern Illinois area. Wendell’s love for people, his passion for preaching and teaching from the Bible, his transparency about life, and his humorous anecdotes cause the Word of God to come alive. He also writes adult Sunday school lessons for the Pentecostal Publishing House. This literature is distributed to thousands around the world.